The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.

Portions of Southern California are under an "extreme" risk for fire danger amid strong winds until Wednesday.

Fire officials ... The National Weather Service issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation red flag warning beginning at 4 a.m. Tuesday to noon Wednesday for much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

All red flag warnings for critical fire danger expired by Thursday evening, bringing relief for firefighting work on two deadly blazes in Los Angeles County.

The “particularly dangerous situation” was in effect for an area that includes parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

According to Azusa police, a man who has admitted to setting a fire at a park has been arrested as the investigation continues.

The National Weather Service says the LA fire ... progress battling the two huge Los Angeles area fires and quickly snuff out several new fires. The Eaton Fire burning just north of Los Angeles ...

Millions in Los Angeles are on edge as winds pick up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for Wednesday.

Friday, 4:50 p.m. PST Cal Fire reported 31% containment on the 23,713-acre Palisades Fire, meaning firefighters now have control of about one-third of the perimeter of the fire; Cal Fire also reported 65% containment for the Eaton Fire and full containment of the Auto and Hurst fires.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

In a memo that has not been previously reported, chief told city fire commissioners that L.A. relied almost entirely on overburdened “hand crews” from other jurisdictions to handle its brush fire emergencies.